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Syrian refugees land on Greek island of Lesbos

The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year.

A Syrian refugee woman and a girl make their way out of the water after as they arrive on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

An Afghan refugee couple walk toward the main street after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A Syrian refugee, right, gestures as he arrives on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Migrants and refugees arrive on a ferry from the Greek island of Lesbos at the Athens’ port of Piraeus, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The Greek ferry Eleftherios Venizelos is part of special ferry service for refugees and migrants that carries 2,500 paying passengers. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Migrants and refugees arrive on a ferry from the Greek island of Lesbos at the Athens’ port of Piraeus, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The Greek ferry Eleftherios Venizelos is part of special ferry service for refugees and migrants that carries 2,500 paying passengers. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A volunteer holds an Afghan child after arriving with a group of migrants on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Authorities in Greece say 2 people have died and 47 people have been rescued from a dinghy near the island on Wednesday. Lesbos is the busiest entry point for migrants reaching the European Union, with some 2,000 arrivals per day from nearby Turkey. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

A volunteer gives directions to migrants arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Authorities in Greece say 2 people have died and 47 people have been rescued from a dinghy near the island on Wednesday. Lesbos is the busiest entry point for migrants reaching the European Union, with some 2,000 arrivals per day from nearby Turkey. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

Life jackets used by refugees and migrants are piled up on a beach on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Authorities in Greece say 2 people have died and 47 people have been rescued from a dinghy near the island on Wednesday. Lesbos is the busiest entry point for migrants reaching the European Union, with some 2,000 arrivals per day from nearby Turkey. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

A lifeguard from Barcelona, Spain, working as volunteer enter the water to help migrants and refugees disembark from dinghy’s arriving from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Authorities in Greece say 2 people have died and 47 people have been rescued from a dinghy near the island on Wednesday. Lesbos is the busiest entry point for migrants reaching the European Union, with some 2,000 arrivals per day from nearby Turkey. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

Four lifeguards from Barcelona, Spain, working as volunteers, help disembarking a dinghy as migrants and refugees arrive from the Turkish coasts to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million, with some 388,000 entering via Greece. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

A Syrian mother cries as she hugs her children after spending five hours on a dinghy to approach the Greek island of Lesbos from the Turkish coasts on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping half a million, with some 388,000 entering via Greece. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

A man carries his belongings as other migrants and refugees arrive on a ferry from the Greek island of Lesbos at the Athens’ port of Piraeus, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. The Greek ferry Blue Star Patmos is part of special ferry service for refugees and migrants that carries 1,800 paying passengers. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A barefoot boy stands on a cement wall after his family’s arrival on a dinghy from the Turkish coasts to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million, with some 388,000 entering via Greece.(AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

A Syrian refugee man holds a child after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Refugees arrive on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Migrants and refugees arrive on a ferry from the Greek island of Lesbos at the Athens’ port of Piraeus, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The Greek ferry Eleftherios Venizelos is part of special ferry service for refugees and migrants that carries 2,500 paying passengers. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A volunteer holds a Syrian child after arriving with a group of migrants on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million, with some 388,000 entering via Greece. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

Refugees prepare to jump off a dinghy arriving from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million as some 388,000 have entered via Greece. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A Syrian refugee woman holding a child climbs a hill using a rope from Volunteers after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A lifeguard from Barcelona, Spain, working as a volunteer, helps an Afghan refugee woman after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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